The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-02-23
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HieSprcs &c Kffe in shansy TOWN. New
Apf.s, a zig Ezeaded Prodigy.

8iea5 1lg 9lElIIii METROPOLIS.
RIcseres &c Ksfs IN shanSy TOWN. New
Ar q Zig EEeaded Prodigy.
II Is ono OF tho odd featares d New
Aozk alat aNong imposing apartment
iseuses asd a9Egs q nrovtnstt'i,e
tAere Should exist such O sQuasd ssslss-
rlent q observation-disclosures as certainly is
Shanty iQwH.
9Ae Inhabitants Of that unattrcetiye
village are bNIlo means poverty-str.c,5ca,
however. they &il have ready fiNfev
and r1dnr 0f tiieN more than . s9ilte-
eneS 81 if Tough their dwellings, astl Tic
fufnis.iHg theseof are primitive IL the
extleHle kamiiy pride is as rampant
theirs as inthehouses thatline the broader
and ssf3 sa ter avenues OF the city.
III ore 81 ylse huts, in the lower part OF
( ShansY Ia0n. there IS o. physical non-
strosltY lhet would make the heart Of 4
dimo 1alsn man leap with joy end
excite tse ivciiest interest Of the scion
tist tisY3ug with t5e children and dogs
OF tilat deiectable locality is q child six
years 81 age, whose head when he was
ten months old measured TWENTY-FIVE ana
hall ireNea n circumference
faln company with q physician, whose
past services had placed him on q
Ai99ltiae la9s iDgIyltll tae faasilys a. FFl-
sflass Hent tae ether, day. 20 yic5g
sslS les9a VI tsss,lslg
-. Iii ii very h.ssts, f,s
We mistfaas OF the shanty in
Viz Usual Inquiries. Il kayo the
ofeIl and nay nerves are { I titi-
tnr9Fy had large, clear blue eyes,
a4sa atsf hlea slowed tho rnlles5Cf YOUTH
dad YES GEF, but o Aeavy Diagonal sear
aezcs3 her upper Zip Had drawn 1t partly
eui & shane.
sN Is Willie2' asked the doctor.
z. ft 70 measure his head again
Nitie t99ldlefl up the walk at this
peiet q an SCR for himself.
$50 wa5 certainly q most remarkable
Spefae,l OF humanity. lis slender
Ito slg under tho weight OF HIS
eiicfas need. Tho neck aud lower
part tie Lead Yere unusually eAleif
fst tqse aplano passing tiiraesii tire
eSe aissl epfN;f nart on the esnslt 5esieull
sisee4 aut like tho sides d u Well.tillad
bsliiQSs fts4nlnG out TO z circumference
ol,tNaHtf fS esd one.half inches, and 10
10 g Aeisilt uf I've or six inches. The
eyebrow w9reerawn UP an inch and tho
desetted eyes were weak and expresslua-
less.
The chilli staggered q little and wob-
bled alung Ike an cnlgraut woman with
an ovefl0lfl OF household ggeds on her
heal. a thin narrow ehesb aud pipe
ssteM arms seemed to hunger for the Vi
tally thet ile oycrgrown head had abb
s6shetl. Wl4Iia the stomach alone showed
Hlderasaaie tsadencies. There was intel
s1leanea Ia tho child aud the ability to
tals, Atlt no promise OF a second Danlel
VI sr
y a bralse on tie forehead showed
whoa Che attraction OF grayiiatinn had
gotten tbs bettec Of Willlas anderplping
So tbat 'tiis Elohe which we islm0te
and tho leseer globe THAT served him
for IN un1ieg story had como together.
ssS9fp and he's afther bumpa his
heal ail the while eat1 BIrs. Murphy
ia cyaJlnatl0n. "The bys run away
sfram hlstf an' no tries ter foller. Ill
: have tet' got him q goat ter play wid.
4 Nfaaa tla5 U nice one we caughtup ct
Hisli i3i!Eee last Sunday. Willie? But
arlEsAa az D gatenian woaltlnt Let US
lgl0g ~ aaSfn on tho oleyetnd Let ter
daeiee psaaagr9 your head, Willie, una
SNillls sa9mitted With evident appreeia.
ton ef The honor.
This Is what NC eall hydrocepha.
= lie hegd said the doctor, as no produced
q Ia ~ asnreand notebook. sThe brain
IS osars aiza and the rest OF tho
t14fNtt WIN
generally dies in infancy and this is per-
maps tho only case that ever occurred
that was not fatal"
Along Che middle OF tho skull there
was ridge about four inches in width.
IbgaHe forth G. hollow sound as hedoetor
raped IL with his knuclsles.
Ihat is where the sutures Joined - he
continued in explanation. lin the new
born babe the skull Is not solid but is
in several parts joined by membranes.
When the head began 60 swell under the
pressure Of tho water on the brain it split
and there were three or four inches
hero where there was no skull at all, only
membrane. Now the bones have grown
out and joined SO that it is all hard as
you can see. There is no reason why
the Child shouldn't live now until he dies
from other reasons"
When released, Willie toddled off TO
play with the "b'ys" who were either too
lazy or two stout-hearted to run away
from the fnonstrosity, and the visitors
took leave of Mrs. Murphy with the
Kind blue eyes and the twisted smile.
The doctor called at another palace OF
old boards, frescoed with whitowash, TO
ask the lady OF tho house about her two
sons who were In q lunatic asylum. The
beroaved mother went over all the family
hAetNAJ ttAb FAt7lttbS loi hiIb NiSllOfS
benefit; only stopping for frequent appli-
cations OF her apron to her eyes.
The chronicle extended from her father,
who was q yeoman in Ireland, and was
tower o thousand men" down To the
latest developments in the little affair
between her daughter In Yonkers and
ether young Teller that was maxim up
to her. An euro he was IL nice, likely
young chap, but not q Cath'lic, and she
didn't know whether they wouldn't fight
oyer religions IL they were married."
She wouldn't hear of the visitors going
away without q glass of wine or some
tliug. After o lively discussion as to
Whether The molasses jug or the tumbler
should betised, the latter carried the day,
and Nora, tho youngest girl was sent
around TO the nearest groggery TO have
the tambler filled with port wine.
Half the contents of ''the growler'
were poured outinto o cup and the callers
drank to the health OF the daughter in
Yopkers and the future conversion of her
young man who wasn't q Cath'lic."
"Jhat woma1 Is as honest as the day
is long said the doctor, as the two
scrambled down to civilization again.
She pays cash always and in advance
Many 10 tho time I've been rung up and
found her ct the door waving three dol
lars at mo when she knows that my
charge IS only two dollars visit. She
paid her lawyer $50 in less than week
once. The ground rent for that shanty Is
$3.50 year but she hasn't Sc worth OF
furniture 1t, as you see."